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YEE SANG FAT CO.

NEW ARRIVAL

SUMMER PYJAMAS.

Fine cotton Pyjamas with Fast color Stripes $3.25 suit. Best quality Crepe with Fast color Stripes $3.75 suit.

Best quality Crepe Plain white $3.75 suït.

Fine muslin with Fast color Stripe $5.50 to $6.50 suit. White Silk & Pongee $8.50 suit. SPECIAL VALUE

A NEW LOT OF

AERTEX

PYJAMAS

Price $4.00 to $5.50 suit.

YEE SANG FAT CO.

Queen's Road, and D'Aguilar Street.

TELEPHONE 1355.

SINGON &

CO.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1919.

{"ANDRE LEBON” IN PORT.

MANY FRENCH PEOPLE GOING HOME

It is not only the Britishers who are home-sick. The French are equally so, and those who were over-age and medically unfit for enlistment in the French Army are going home from the Orient in feverish haste. Their anxiety during the War Was unspeakable. Many of "the Frenchmen in China have ind their homes in France

destroyed and their household i

are

see

diminished. A good many

たい now going back what indescribable horrors the relentless hordes of Gertnans had perpetrated ON French soil. The meeting at home will be one of poignant grief. Mother and fathers may have suecambei to the heart-reading cruelties of the Huas, sisters and relations; may not be easily recognised, for the war may have added many years to their age. The armistice 1:1- inported into the French life some gaiety, but millions of hearts will for years to come shed many silent tears over those whom they dearly loved and whose companionship was a deep solace.

With a stoicism

thesa French will have to go

IRON & STEEL PRODUCTS through life, determined that an

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Telephone No. 515.

Established 1880.

HONGKONG MEMORIALS. MORE PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

ADVICE OF TWENTY YEARS AGO.

A MANILA PROPOSAL

Teaton shall ever cloud his vision or cross his doorstep. It is remarkable how this Great European War Las produced in this respect an ideal subscribed to by all the civilised nations of the world-the deter- mination that the German is to b the leper of the world. The edict has gone forth and one and all have supported it The Andre Lebo, under the agency of the French Mail

At the time of Queen Victoria's Cieurge R. Summers, acting City going to Marseilles with 779 Steps are being taken by Mr. yesterday from Shaugbai, and is Steamship Company, arrived.

Diamond Jubilee, in 1897. Hong Superintendent of Schools, to kong was faced with a problem provide every district of Manila

French passengers Travelling similar to that which is

now with a primary school. If this with them the Marquis agitating the public mind. The plan is carried out, it is believed Fusani Confalonieri, the Italian question was how best to com- that all pupils seeking admission Ambassador to Japan, who is inemorate the Queen's reign, und. to the public schools next June going to Italy e Marseilles. as now in regard to the war will be able to matriculate. The There are 300 French soldiers Memorial, many suggestions were city authorities have already whe have seen fighting in put forward.

given their approval to this plan. Siberia and many of these are In a leading article on the It is now necessary to secure pri-disabled. A new contingent, we subject on March 31. 1897.

the vately owned buildings which beliere, will take their place. Telegraph remarked:-

may be rented by the city for The rest of the passengers are 3 "As to the purely utilitarian school purposes. projects, we suggest that they It is learned that the appropria- few French Army officers and should be passed over altogether. tion for the city schools for the numerous French merchants and In presenting ourselves with a coming school year makes possi. traders of China, who have been Public Library and Museum. ble providing every district of collected from Japan, Tientsin, whether economic or scientific or the city with school facilities and Peking and Shanghai. both combined, or with baths to increase the teaching force of The Audre Lebon leaves this pavilions, Jubilee roads. schools, the city to take care of the anti- evening at 8 o'clock and she will Джа colleges. we

are doing cipated increase in the number of later take a large number of pas nothing at all appro pupils. priate to the occasion. We are

At the opening of last schoolgers from Indo-China. not giving or presenting anything year a few less than 1,000 Haiphong the French Ambassador In private life, on such occasions, pupils were turned away from the and High Commissioner will em- we make presents to the person public schools of the city owing bork with his family.

The pas whom we desire to honour or welto lack of buildings and teachers.engers from Hongkong are Mr. get a portrait painted or a monu-It was to avoid a similar occur. and Mrs. Knoth, Mrs. Weis and ment erected, but the portrait isrence that the Acting City Super-Mi-Flint, not retained as an ornament in intendent of Schools Mr. Summers our own drawing-rooms. It is worked to realize the plan of large vessel of the French Mail either presented to the object, or providing every district of the Company, arrives at longkong to some public institution, where city with a school. all the world may see and en- Superintendent Summers with at 5 o'clock from Haiphong, and joy it neither is a monument the aid of his subordinates is now sails for Shangbar and the North erected in private grounds. If the looking for suitable houses in the to-morrow night. She is carry- Colony really wants a road round various districts of the city to being a large quantity of cargo for the island, or an enlarged City used as school buildings when the North and many passengers. Hail, or a new Clock Tower, or a the schools open next June. great Public School, it is for the Government, representing the community, to provide all these things if they are really needed and to provide the funds out of the public Treasury. raising loans or levying taxes for the purpose. All will benefit. must contribute. These are objects for voluntary contribution or for unofficial enterprise.

All

by

A1

The .. Paul Lecai; another

We learn that in future there will be a monthly sailing, sad although passenger accommoda-

ourselves derived no benefit what-tion may be commandeered by ever, so much the better, so much the French Government, yet a more pure, the gift and untainted aumber of private Frenchmen any less worthy motive. will be enabled to go home, Another great contribution to the Indian Famine Fund. if the In spite of the Armistice, there need in the direction is great, no perceptible improvement

to be given in the Queen's name in the trade between this Colony as our Jubilee offering would be and France. There

a

"We must deal with Her the best and most acceptable we lack of sufficient tonnage and Majesty's Diamond Jubilee on still think, but if not that, then one the same principles on which we the permament memorial of Her is signed the Frenchman do

thing more until Peace! deal with the Silver Jubilee of a Majesty's reign must surely be not think it prudent to commit friend, but on the grander scale. If we desire to testify to Her sought for in the last category of himself

to any commercial Majesty and to the world our of advantage to the Colony in

things philanthropic and useful, transaction

a vast scale, love and admiration for her, our directly, directly in aid of those except for immediate needs. loyalty and our respect. we who without our help cannot

Foodstuffs go principally from monument, of well help themselves, and such a

Indo-China and America and present gifts; we may present project must beneft as large a within the next six months it is our gifts to the Queen personally class and unite in its support, as forecasted the the Franco-Hong or bestow them on objects

as much kong trade will revive. on which

know she any suffrages and would desire to have them con-

money as possible. ferred. We may put up a monu-

may erect

3

WE

THAT HEADACHY, FEELING..

"Among the list submitted we see but two-the Hospital for meat, but not in our own back- Women and Training School for garden, as it were, and for our Nurses, and the College of Medi- arising from constipation,liverish- own exclusive use. Gifts to Her cine for Chinese that are at allness, or bile, gives place to a Majesty personally would un-worthy of consideration. They sense of clear-headed freshness doubtedly be admirable, but they embrace large numbers of people and general physical comfort would have to be something and extend their operations over when curious or rare, and not custom long periods of years. They will ary. Gifts in the Queen's name for combine all races and classes. the benefit of objects approved of Chinese and Europeans, men and by the Queen are still more ap women, young and old in their propriate and would undoubtedly

support. most acceptable to

be

Her

have

PINKETTES

and

gently cleansed These remarks have a peculiar stimulated the digestive system. Majesty, and the best proof we interest at the present moment, Pinkettes are sold by chemists, could give of our desire to please when opinion is somewhat divided also post free 60 cents the vial her and do her honour. If purely as to the form of the Colony's from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., charitable, and from which we proposed War Memorial.

96 Szechuan Road, Shanghai,

NOTICE

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

SAVE YOUR

CLOTHING, FURS & GARPETS

by storing them in our Cold Stores for the Summer months

where no maths or vermin can atta them. For particulars

as to packing and rates apply to:-

THE DAIRY FARM, IC & COLD STORACE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

GERIN, DREVARD & CO.

W

ST. GEORGES BUILDING Tel 114. AND AT CASTON.

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MOTORS

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Men's Wear Specialists.

16. Des Vœux Road,

Telephone 29.

Ww Powell

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YORK BUILDINGS, HONGKONG.

TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Two full houses on Monday;

The same again last night.

Have YOU seen.

The all-Comedy programme

At the Coronet yet?

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amount of room to assure coolness & comfort.

THE

COLUMBIA GRAFONOLA

A perfect and complete

instrument of Music at

an exceptionally

MODERATE PRICE

THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD.

6. DES VŒUX ROAD,

JAMES

STEER.

TEL 1322.

-B, ICE HOUSE STREET, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER.

This business has been taken over by

A. WEILL

and in order to make room for new stock

TEL. 2877.

SALE

will be held starting from

THURSDAY, 10th April, for

10 DAYS.

GREAT REDUCTIONS

in

E. P. Ware, Silver Ware, Ladies' & Gents.' Silver Dressing Cases, Cut Glass Ware, Clocks, All kinds

of Fancy Ware, Bronzes, Porcelain Ware, Silver Caps for Prizes, etc.

CHRONOMETERS, CLOCKS, WATCHES AND NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS REPAIRED UNDER MY PERSONAL SUPERVISION.

OBSCURED GLASSES

ARE WORSE THAN

TEL. 2877.

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STEAM, FOG,

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